Al-Hashimi, also transliterated Al-Hashemi (), Hashemi, Hashimi, or Hashmi () is an

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

and Persian surname.Al-HashimiAl-HashemiHashemiHashemiHashmi
surname distribution at The definite article

Al- (, also romanized as ''el-'', ''il-'', and ''l-'' as pronounced in some varieties of Arabic), is the definite article in the Arabic language: a particle (''ḥarf'') whose function is to render the noun on which it is prefixed definite. For ex ...

usually distinguishes the Arabic from the more numerous form. It is the pronoun form of Hashim () and originally designated a member or descendant of the

Banu Hashim Banu Hashim () is an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged, named after Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. Members of this clan, and especially their descendants, are also referred ...

clan of the

Quraysh tribe The Quraysh () are an Arab tribe who controlled Mecca before the rise of Islam. Their members were divided into ten main clans, most notably including the Banu Hashim, into which Islam's founding prophet Muhammad was born. By the seventh centu ...

. The

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam () are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets are categorized as messengers (; sing. , ), those who transmit divine revelation, mos ...

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

was a member of this Arab tribe; his great-grandfather was

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf (; ), born ʿAmr al-ʿUlā (), was the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the ruling Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. At some point in his life before his father's deat ...

, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to as

Hashemites The Hashemites (), also House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921–1958). The family had ruled the city of Me ...

, Hashimis or Syeds. This refers in particular to: * the Sharifs of Mecca, the rulers of Mecca from the 10th century until 1924. As descendants of

Hasan ibn Ali Hasan ibn Ali (; 2 April 670) was an Alids, Alid political and religious leader. The eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hasan briefly ruled as Rashidun caliphate, Rashidun caliph from January 661 unt ...

, they belonged to the Bani Hashim. * the Hashemite royal family of

Hejaz Hejaz is a Historical region, historical region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes the majority of the western region of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Al Bahah, Al-B ...

(1916–1925),

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

(1921–1958), and

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

(1921–present). As descendants of Sharif Hussein ibn Ali, they belong to the Dhawu Awn, a branch of the Sharifs of Mecca, and therefore also of the Bani Hashim.

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Notable people with this family name include: *

'Abd al-Ilah Abd al-Ilah of Hejaz () (; also written Abdul Ilah or Abdullah; 14 November 1913 – 14 July 1958) was a cousin and brother-in-law of Ghazi of Iraq, King Ghazi of the Kingdom of Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and was regent for his nephew Fai ...

(died 1958), Regent of Iraq * 'Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi (died c. 844), Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen * Abdullah Hashmi'ties I of Jordan,

king of Jordan The king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan () is the monarchical head of state of Jordan. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy—the Hashemites, Hashemite dynasty. The king is addressed as Majesty, His Majesty (). Jordan is a const ...

* Abdullah Hashmi II, king of Jordan, kings of Jordan 1999- present * Abdul Razak al-Hashimi, former Iraqi diplomat * Alaa Al Hashimi (born 1953), Iraqi politician * Ali bin Hussein al-Hashimi (1879–1935), King of Hejaz * Ali Hashemi (born 1991), Iranian weightlifter * Ali ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi (ninth century), Muslim scholar * Amir Hashemi (born 1966), former Iranian football player * Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi (born 1971), Iranian politician * Aqila al-Hashimi (1953–2003), Iraqi politician * Asad al-Hashemi, Iraqi politician * Bagher Hashemi (born 1994), Iranian footballer * Bashir Al-Hashimi (born 1961), British academic * Bobby Hashemi (born 1991), British entrepreneur * Cyrus Hashemi (1942–1986), Iranian arms dealer * Ehsan Ghazizadeh Hashemi (born 1976), Iranian politician * Emraan Hashmi (born 1979), Indian film actor * Fahad Hashmi (born 1989), Pakistani artist, actor and broadcaster * Farhat Hashmi a Pakistani Canadian Islamic scholar * Farideh Hashemi (born 1939), Iranian politician * Farshad Hashemi (born 1997), Iranian footballer * Fatemeh Hashemi (born 1969), Iranian television actress * Fawaz al-Hashimi (died 2004), member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula *

Faisal I of Iraq Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali Al-Hashemi (, ''Fayṣal al-Awwal bin Ḥusayn bin ʻAlī al-Hāshimī''; 20 May 1885 – 8 September 1933) was King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 until his death in 1933. A member of the Hashemites, Hashemite family, ...

(died 1933), Hashemite King of Syria and Iraq *

Faisal II of Iraq Faisal II (; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy in ...

(died 1958), Last Hashemite King of Iraq * Ghazala Hashmi (born 1964), American politician representing the 10th district in the Senate of Virginia. * Gita Hashemi (born 1961), Iranian-born Canadian artist, writer and curator * Hayat Al Hashimi ENT Surgeon in Bani Yas, Abu Dhabi *

Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Hashimi Abu Musa Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Musa ibn Isa al-Hashimi (; died 901) was a ninth century Abbasid personage and government official. He served as the governor of Mecca, Medina and Ta'if, al-Ta'if, and was a long-running leader of the annu ...

(died 901), Abbasid personage and governor of Mecca, Medina and al-Ta'if * Hashim Al-Hashimi, American biochemist * Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi (born 1959), Iranian ophthalmologist * Hisham al-Hashimi (1973–2020), Iraqi researcher * Hossein Hashemi (born 1953), Iranian politician * Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (Hashemites),

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

, King of Hejaz, King of the Arab Countries * Ibn Sa'd Hashmi, (Katib al-Waqidi), was a scholar and Arabian biographer, Book (Book of the Major Classes) * Ishaaq bin Ahmed bin Muhammad al-Hashimi, scholar and patriarch of the Somali

Isaaq The Isaaq (, , ''Banu Ishaq'') is a major Somali clans, Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend ...

clan-family * Ishaq ibn al-Abbas ibn Muhammad al-Hashimi (ninth century), Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen * Jabron Hashmi (1982–2006), British soldier who served with the elite 3 PARA Battlegroup and was killed in action in Afghanistan. * Jamshid Hashemi (1936–2013), Iranian arms dealer * Jassem Al-Hashemi (born 1996), Qatari footballer * Javad Hashemi (born 1966), Iranian actor, film director, writer and composer * Kioumars Hashemi, Iranian sports executive * Kinza Hashmi, Pakistani actress * Manouchehr Hashemi (1918–2007), SAVAK intelligence agency officer * Maryam Hashemi (born 1977), Iranian visual artist * Marzieh Hashemi (born 1959), American-born Iranian journalist and television presenter * Maysoon al-Hashemi (1946–2006), Iraqi politician * Mehdi Hashemi (1946–1987), Iranian Shi'a cleric * Mehdi Hashemi (actor) (born 1946), Iranian actor, screenwriter, and director * Mirhani Hashemi (born 1983), Iranian footballer * Mohamed Al-Hashimi (born 1965), Omani sprinter * Mohammad Hashemi (born 1951), Iranian businessman and former intelligence officer * Mohsen Al-Hashemi (born 1990), Emirati footballer * Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi, Iranian politician * Muhammad al-Hashimi al-Tilimsani (1881–1961), Algerian (by birth) and Syrian (by residence) Sufi saint and scholar * Muhammad Yusuf Hashmi, Reformer and Leader of the Pakistan Movement, who achieved high distinction in English studies in

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another ...

* Nadia Hashimi (born 1977), Afghan-American pediatric physician, novelist, and politician * Sayed Rahman Hashemi, Afghan politician *

Reem Al Hashimy Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy () is an Emirati politician who is the Minister of State for International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (United Arab Emirates), Ministry of Foreign ...

, minister of the United Arab Emirates * Sahar Hashemi, British entrepreneur * Sajjad Hashemi (born 1991), Iranian sprint athlete * Saud al-Hashimi (born 1963), Saudi Arabian human rights activist * Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi, Afghan politician * Sayed Maqsood Hashemi (born 1984), Afghan footballer * Sayed Mohammad Hashemi (born 1994), Afghan footballer * Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi (born 1978), Afghan diplomat * Sayed Zafar Hashemi (born 1985), Afghan politician * Seyed Zia Hashemi (born 1968), Iranian politician * Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi (born 1964), Iranian politician * Shakiba Hashemi, Afghani politician * Shamim Hashimi (born 1947), Urdu and Persian poet * Taha al-Hashimi (1888–1961), Iraqi politician * Talal Hashmi, kings of Jordan * Tariq al-Hashemi (born 1942), Iraqi politician * Wijdan Ali Al-Hashemi (born 1939), Jordanian artist, educator and diplomat * Wissam S. al-Hashimi (died 2004), Iraqi geologist * Yasin al-Hashimi (1884–1937), Iraqi politician * Zakaria Hashemi (born 1936), Iranian actor and film director * Zarina Hashmi (1937–2020), Indian-American artist

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